Diseases Of The Liver & Biliary System In Children 4E

Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System in Children is the market-leading reference book on paediatric liver disease. Authored by the world’s leading hepatologists and pediatricians and expertly edited by Deirdre Kelly, it comprehensively covers the entire topic from pathology to diagnosis and clinical management, and in all stages of childhood from the unborn baby through to infancy, and from childhood to the transition into adolescence. 

The 4th edition includes 12 new chapters in addition to a full revision of all existing chapters with the very latest developments in pediatric hepatology. Strong focus is on how liver disease in children is managed by the multi-disciplinary team, and with increasing numbers of young people surviving into adult life, the importance of managing adolescent transition effectively. As always, leading society guidelines from EASL, AASLD and ESPGHAN will be referred to throughout.

Hepatologists, pediatricians and gastroenterologists of all levels will find this an essential tool to consult time and time again.

New to this edition

• 12 brand new chapters
• Key points box at the beginning of every chapter

Prof Deirdre Kelly is one of the world's leading pediatric hepatologists, and was responsible for helping create the?Paediatric Liver Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital, a leading national and international institution for children with liver disease and undergoing liver transplantation.
She runs an active research programme focussing on viral hepatitis in children, molecular genetics of inherited liver disease, and quality/outcome of life following liver/intestinal transplantation.
She's a former President of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), the British Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the International Paediatric Transplant Association. She has been on the editorial boards of the Journal of Liver Transplantation and Surgery, Pediatric Transplantation?and Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and has had 250 papers published, as well as 7 books and 26 book chapters.